In the Chiyang School's Artifact Hall, all the disciples gathered together and were listening to Ning Qingyuan's instructions.
Every year at the beginning of the year, the Artifact Hall would hold an annual meeting. If the Head wasn't in seclusion, he would come out and meet with the disciples.
If the disciples present could get the Head's favor, they would have the opportunity to be accepted into the sect and become a registered disciple.
After successfully building their foundation, they would be promoted to an inner disciple. In the Artifact Hall, they could also become Ning Qingyuan's direct disciple.
Fortunately, Yi Tian didn't care about this at all. Now that he had completed the Profound Yang Refining Scripture, he could be regarded as the direct disciple of the direct disciples.
Even if the Head Ning Qingyuan cultivated the Chiyang School's Raging Flame Fusion Technique and Yang Fire Metal Forging Technique, it was just a branch of the Profound Yang Refining Scripture.
If he counted the Profound Yang Sect, the Head Ning Qingyuan could only be ranked second.
However, Yi Tian was bitter because his cultivation was far from the Head Ning Qingyuan's, and he could only refine a third rank magical tool.
He hadn't even tried to refine a Foundation Establishment Stage spiritual tool, let alone a Jin Dan Stage spiritual tool.
The ideal was very far away, and the reality was too harsh. Yi Tian could only pretend to listen to the teachings, but his mind had already wandered.
Fortunately, the Head Ning Qingyuan didn't have much time. After talking to the disciples, he directly left.
The next part of the annual meeting was hosted by Ning Qingyuan's eldest disciple, Pei Ming.
Ning Yuxuan, who was sitting on the side, introduced Pei Ming to Yi Tian. This Pei Ming was Ning Yuxuan's most valued disciple.
His cultivation had reached the middle stage of Foundation Establishment Stage, and he cultivated the sect's Scarlet Sun Smelting Technique.
Basically, every year, he would replace the Head Ning Qingyuan to deal with the sect's tasks and rewards.
Those who didn't complete the task that year would have a hard time in his hands. And those who exceeded the quota could receive rewards from the Artifact Hall.
Usually, it was based on the sect's contribution points or some special raw materials.
The highlight of the annual meeting was a unified refining competition, and the winner could also choose a rare raw material.
Yi Tian was very satisfied with the task he completed.
The Artifact Hall's mission for the first year was only 60 contribution points, which Yi Tian had already completed long ago.
In the second year, it would be 120. However, Yi Tian had already seen the mission list of the Artifact Hall and had a plan in mind.
First, he would find some basic smelting tasks, then accept two Tier 3 Magic Tool refinement tasks. That way, he would be able to complete his quota for the year.
In the main hall, Pei Ming sat on the main seat and looked at the mission list of the Artifact Hall while calling out the names of the disciples.
Those who exceeded the quota would be praised and given more contribution points as a reward.
Those who failed the mission were also comforted. Overall, the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
The Eldest Senior Brother, Pei Ming, looked to be in his forties. His skin was a little pale, and he was wearing an inner sect uniform. However, he looked like a scholar.
Along with the sound of a bell, Pei Ming stood up and announced that this year's competition would begin.
First was the competition between Foundation Establishment cultivators. Those who went up were all inner court disciples.
Because time was limited, the time limit was one incense stick.
The content of the competition was the purification of raw ores. The materials used were the mithril ingots that Yi Tian and the other Qi Refining disciples had smelted.
Every cultivator took the materials randomly. Yi Tian saw these Foundation Establishment cultivators take two mithril ingots and run to the competition seat, waiting for the Eldest Senior Brother to give the order.
After the eight Foundation Establishment cultivators heard the bell ring, they each used their Samadhi True Fire to wrap the two mithril ingots.
A flame flashed, and with the naked eye, one could see the two raw materials slowly fusing into a mithril ingot.
Yi Tian finally saw the Samadhi True Fire of the Foundation Establishment cultivators.
It felt comparable to his own Mysterious Yang True Fire.
But then the corner of his mouth curled up. The difference was too big. The difference in cultivation level was a big level, but the intensity of the flame was about the same.
Then when he reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, wouldn't these people be no match for him?
After the Foundation Establishment cultivators' competition, it was the Qi Refining cultivators' turn.
Ning Yuxuan, who was at the side, tidied his clothes, shook his pants, and walked up.
There were 16 disciples who went up with him. They were obviously cultivators at the eighth or ninth level of Weapon Refinement.
In the crowd, Yi Tian saw Huang Ziang's figure. He did not expect him to sign up too.
After returning from the World Edge Pavilion, Yi Tian did not even have time to go back and say goodbye to Wu Xing and the rest. He ran straight to the Technique Inheritance Hall.
He spent 30 contribution points to rent a Man-class cultivation room for a month.
After more than 10 days, Yi Tian cultivated to the seventh level of Qi Refinement. In summary, it was the battle with Zhao Youcai that stimulated Yi Tian, who was already at the peak of the sixth level of wood and fire cultivation.
After the battle, he felt the spirit energy fluctuations in his body, so he chose to cultivate in the cultivation room with a higher concentration of spirit energy than the outside world.
A month later, Yi Tian's cultivation not only entered the seventh level of Qi Refinement, but it also stabilized. In the last 10 days, he consolidated it and actually rushed to the middle of the seventh level.
After coming out, Yi Tian received a notice that the annual meeting of the Pill Hall of the Weapon Hall was about to begin.
Therefore, he did not care about going home and hurriedly rushed to the Weapon Hall's lobby.
Huang Ziang, who was in the crowd, also saw Yi Tian. The two of them nodded to each other as a greeting.
However, when Yi Tian saw Huang Ziang's expression, which looked like he had not excreted properly for a few days, he was puzzled.
After asking around, he found out that this guy was pulled in to make up the numbers.
Originally, when the manager of the Weapon Hall saw that Yi Tian had completed a third-level magic weapon in the records, he went home to find someone to participate in the annual meeting competition.
However, Yi Tian had only shown his face a few times in the past few months, so it was not easy to find him.
Furthermore, after checking, he had completed the sect mission that year. He might be cultivating in some corner now.
The last time he saw Huang Ziang drinking tea in the lobby, he realized that this person was also from the Weapon Hall and his skills were passable. Therefore, he directly pulled him in to make up the numbers.
Huang Ziang was unhappy. He was just drinking tea and was called to participate in some annual meeting competition.
Didn't he see that the other senior brothers were all at the eighth and ninth layer of the Refinement Realm? He had been completely ignored by them in a single battle, squatting like a chicken among a flock of cranes.
The most infuriating thing was that there was a familiar face below the platform, looking at him and smiling.
With the sound of a bell, the Qi Refining Realm competition began. The content was the same as the Foundation Establishment Realm competition. They would fuse and purify two pieces of raw materials.
However, the materials were changed to a piece of copper essence and a piece of iron essence. These were also the basic materials for refining third-level magic weapons.
As soon as it began, there was a debate among the judges.
Yi Tian was too far away and did not have the qualifications to go over. However, Pei Ming, who was sitting on the main seat, quickly walked over.
After asking, he found out that there were two Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators who refined the mithril ingots especially well.
After fusing two pieces of mithril ingots, they were twice as heavy as normal.
However, one of the ingots had some scratches on it and the other was missing a small corner.
In the end, Pei Ming still judged that the one with the scratches was first and the one with the missing corner was second.
However, he heard that some disciples were not convinced. They said that the raw materials these two people chose were better than theirs, so they were different.
Pei Ming's explanation was that the raw materials were all smelted by Qi Refining Realm disciples, so the quality could not be too different.
The two people who chose well showed that they had good eyesight. Those who could not pick good materials could only blame themselves for not having good eyesight. They could not blame others.
The Qi Refining Realm competition was not as big of a scene as before.
On one side of the hall, there were two rows of stoves that were already lit.
The sixteen people took their materials and number plates and took their places.
With the sound of an order, everyone hurriedly lit the fire and put their materials in. They used their spiritual energy to speed up the melting of the fire.
The focus of the whole audience was on Ning Yuxuan and the thin and weak young man next to him.
Seeing that the two people's speed was clearly faster than the others, Yi Tian hurriedly asked the people beside him and found out that they were Ning Yuxuan's strong opponents.
The thin and weak young man was called He Xinsheng. He entered the sect the same year as Ning Yuxuan.
However, he had no background and relied on his own ability to get to where he was now.
It was said that Ning Yuxuan admired him very much. If the positions were reversed, he would not have He Xinsheng's perseverance.
Ning Yuxuan practiced the Raging Flame Fusion Technique, and He Xinsheng focused on the Yang Fire Metal Forging Art. The others were also watching the two of them to see who could go further.
The two people beside the stove kept changing their hand seals, and the subtleties of the fire control technique were displayed in front of everyone.
Yi Tian watched thoughtfully. This Ning Yuxuan was really something. It seemed that the Artifact Hall's first seat had given him a lot of preferential treatment.
On the other side, He Xinsheng was also very powerful. Although he used the most common method, his precise control of strength was better than Ning Yuxuan's.
If he went up and used the most common method, he would at most get a draw.
However, it was hard to say who wouldn't hide one or two unique skills. Yi Tian was like this, but would others think the same?
The two of them used a quarter of an hour to complete the smelting, and then directly handed the materials to the judges.
At this time, the others had just melted the copper and iron essence into liquid. Huang Ziang hid in a corner and was sweating profusely.
However, he had only melted two pieces of material in his hands. It would take another quarter of an hour to melt them into liquid and start to fuse.
After a round of competition, there was no suspense. He Xinsheng won first place. Ning Yuxuan's fire control technique was good, but his strength was still a bit lower.
However, he was not discouraged. It was expected. After all, he had the blessing of his ancestors, and the effort he spent on cultivation was far less than others.
After this competition, Ning Yuxuan also secretly decided to cultivate well and try to beat this old rival next time.
The Artifact Hall's annual meeting ended in half a day. The participants exchanged for their desired rewards or contribution points.
Huang Ziang also used a small burst of energy at the last moment and completed the smelting.
Then, he also received a participation award. In the next year's Artifact Hall mission, he was given 20 contribution points. He only needed to complete the mission of 100 contribution points.
On the way back, Huang Ziang still pulled Yi Tian aside and bragged about how he was completely focused at the last moment and how he used a burst of spirit energy to complete the smelting.
After returning home, Yi Tian saw the "fat dog" who had lost a lot of weight.
It was no longer as barrel-shaped as a dog. It had returned to the small size of an Ice Glass Fox.
However, the fat dog's eyes were bloodshot, and its mouth was drooling from time to time.
When it looked up, it saw a piece of meat tied to a rope, hanging under the eaves. The fat dog jumped with all its might, but it couldn't reach it.
On the side, Huang Ziang proudly explained to Yi Tian the weight loss plan he made for the fat dog.
Every day, it would only be fed with Beast Spirit Pills. If it wanted to eat meat, it could jump up and reach it.
The first time it reached it, the next time it tied the rope an inch shorter, and so on.
In the past half a year, it had increased its exercise by a lot. Moreover, it had released all the spirit energy it had stored before. Now, it was a proper third-rank spirit beast.
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